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President Ali in ‘wide-ranging’ talks with Indian President
President Irfaan Ali and Indian President Droupadi Murmu have held wide-ranging discussions in Indore, Madhya Pradesh on the sidelines of 17th PBD Convention, the largest gathering of persons of Indian origin living outside of the…
President Ali, Indian PM Modi in ‘comprehensive’ talks on energy, other issues
President Irfaan Ali and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have held “comprehensive discussions” on a range of issues as the Guyanese leader continues an official visit to India.
“The two leaders held comprehensive discussions on a…
President leaves for official visit to India
President Dr Irfaan Ali departed Guyana today for a seven-day Official Visit to India.
On January 10, the Head of State will be bestowed with the highest honour conferred on overseas Indians– the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award.…
Guyana now wants negative COVID test for all travelers from China
See below full statement from the National COVID-19 Task Force:
Variants of the SARS-CoC-2 virus continue to emerge worldwide. In light of the present surge in COVID-19 cases in certain parts of the world, and to decrease the chance for…
Jo Mersa Marley, grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley, dead at 31
(New York Post) Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley, son of musician Stephen Marley and the grandson of reggae legend Bob Marley, has reportedly died. He was 31.
The Jamaican American reggae artist was allegedly found unresponsive in a vehicle, …
China loosens anti-COVID rules in major policy shift
(Reuters) China on Wednesday announced the most sweeping changes to its resolute anti-COVID regime since the pandemic began three years ago, loosening rules that curbed the spread of the virus but sparked protests and hobbled the world's…
Indonesia earthquake kills at least 46 people
(UK Guardian) An earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing at least 46 people, damaging dozens of buildings and sending residents into the capital’s streets for safety.
The US Geological Survey said the magnitude-5.6…
Border controversy: Venezuela’s claim that UK, not Guyana, should be party to court case dismantled
Deeming Venezuela’s arguments as “incoherent, legally misconceived and factually baseless,” the legal team representing Guyana before the World Court on Friday dismantled the argument that the United Kingdom (UK), not Guyana, should be…
Border controversy: Venezuela’s belated objections “legally unsupportable” – Greenidge tells…
Guyana’s legal team will show that Venezuela’s belated objections before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) cannot be supported and that the World Court should proceed with determining the merits of Guyana’s case in the long standing…
Family concerned after Guyanese man refused entry into the UK
Teon Hope, who resides in Linden, Region 10 (Upper Demerara- Berbice), was denied entry into the United Kingdom (UK) and is being sent to Barbados after which he will have to make his way back to Guyana.
Hope’s sister, Yusiny Joungaye…